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Here you can see Apple's existing headquarters on the bottom left, with the new site situated on the top right.

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Apple's new campus will house its own energy centre to power the complex. It also splits apart the research and development facilities from the main building.

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Like Apple's retail stores, Apple's new campus will have a heavy focus on glass. During his presentation to the city council earlier this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that there won't be a single piece of straight glass in the building.

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Jobs referred to the building as looking like a spaceship. Here's what it would look like at the new site.

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Apple has said that it plans to increase the landscaping on the property by 350 per cent, as well as increase the number of trees by 60 per cent.

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A rendering of the new campus at daybreak.

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The pathways around the building are featured in this rendering. Is she rocking out on an iOS device, perhaps?

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Renderings of Apple's new building show it tucked away from any nearby roads or intersections. Apple's current campus is right next to both the freeway and De Anza Boulevard.

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This rendering gives you an idea of how much land Apple's campus would take up.

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An aerial shot of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Cupertino city Mayor Gilbert Wong commented during Wednesday's press conference that Apple's building was a similarly large undertaking.

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An aerial rendering of Foster + Partners/URS Group's concept for a circular National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Smithsonian ended up going with another design, and will break ground on that building next year.

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The Centro de Tecnificacion Deportiva in western Spain is a large, circular building designed by José María Sánchez García. It, too, is surrounded by trees, although it's focused on training athletes rather than on creating new technology.

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The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC features a perfectly round design, much like Apple's plans. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft, with construction beginning in 1969.

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